Letter – Sent – Invitation to Comment – Draft Conditions – Woodside Scarborough 4D MSS – 13 July 2023

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NOPSEMA invited Woodside Energy Scarborough Pty Ltd to comment on deficiencies identified in the resubmitted Environment Plan for the Scarborough 4D B1 Marine Seismic Survey. The regulator raised concerns about incomplete Indigenous consultation, specifically that consultation with Aboriginal corporations (Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation, Yinggarda Aboriginal Corporation) and Save Our Songlines had not been finalised, and that appropriate protective measures for Thalanyji people's sea country environmental values had not been adequately incorporated. NOPSEMA also questioned whether consultation captured all affected First Nations relevant persons consistent with its consultation guidelines. Additionally, the regulator identified inconsistencies in the environment plan regarding application of marine fauna observer requirements, noting the spotter vessel with trained observers was described differently across sections—limited to blue whale migration months (May-June) in some parts versus the full survey duration in others. NOPSEMA indicated it might accept the plan subject to conditions addressing these regulation 10A compliance gaps.